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[Full-disclosure] Linux Kernel CIFS Vulnerability

From: Andreas Bogk (andreasandreas.org)
Date: Thu Apr 09 2009 - 08:07:40 CDT

Dear list,

as discovered by Felix von Leitner (http://blog.fefe.de/?ts=b72905a8),
Linux kernel patch 2.6.29.1 contains:

--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
-3667,7 +3667,7 CIFSTCon(unsigned int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *ses,
                            BCC(smb_buffer_response)) {
                                kfree(tcon->nativeFileSystem);
                                tcon->nativeFileSystem =
- kzalloc(length + 2, GFP_KERNEL);
+ kzalloc(2*(length + 1), GFP_KERNEL);
                                if (tcon->nativeFileSystem)
                                        cifs_strfromUCS_le(
                                                tcon->nativeFileSystem,

fixing a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the CIFS protocol.

Neither the Linux kernel team, the CIFS maintainers nor any of the commercial Linux distributors bothered to send out an advisory.
I'm at loss for words other than "irresponsible, arrogant assholes". Linux 2009 == Microsoft 2002.

Andreas

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